.TH VGMKNODES 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
vgmknodes \(em recreate volume group directory and logical volume special files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vgmknodes
.RB [ \-\-commandprofile
.IR ProfileName ]
.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
.RB [ \-\-refresh ]
.RB [ \-\-reportformat
.RB { basic | json }]
.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
.RI [[ VolumeGroupName | LogicalVolumePath ]...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Checks the LVM2 special files in /dev that are needed for active 
logical volumes and creates any missing ones and removes unused ones.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options.
.TP
.BR \-\-refresh
If any logical volume in the volume group is active, reload its metadata.
This is not necessary in normal operation, but may be useful
if something has gone wrong or if you're doing clustering
manually without a clustered lock manager.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8),
.BR vgscan (8),
.BR dmsetup (8)